Engineering Roles (Automotive Plastic/Thin-Gauge Thermoform/Packaging Engineer)

1. Automotive Plastic Product Design Engineer
Location: Remote / onsite location to be confirmed
Visa: H1B, OPT, USC

Tesla is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing plastic mechanical components, packaging, material-handling systems, fixtures, or automation equipment. The ideal candidate will have strong plastics design and manufacturing knowledge, CAD/CAE experience (CATIA, Creo/Pro-E, ANSYS, etc.), GD&T, tolerance stack-up, DFM, FEA, and prototype/testing expertise. Experience with injection molding, machining, welding, automotive/high-volume manufacturing, ASTM/ISTA standards, and materials such as aluminum, steel, composites, and foam is preferred.

2. Thin-Gauge Thermoform Design Engineer
Location: Remote / onsite location to be confirmed
Visa: H1B, OPT, USC

Tesla is looking for a Thin-Gauge Thermoform Design Engineer with 3+ years of experience designing thermoformed plastic products and tooling, such as trays, inserts, enclosures, or packaging components. Candidates must have advanced 3D CAD skills (SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar), experience with vacuum/pressure forming, thin plastic-sheet materials including ABS, HIPS, PETG, and PVC, and strong DFM, tolerance analysis, tooling, and validation knowledge. Automotive, packaging, high-volume manufacturing, FEA/CAE, injection molding, and automated/lean manufacturing experience are preferred.

3. Packaging Engineer
Location: Fremont, CA or Sparks, NV — 100% onsite
Visa: H1B, OPT, USC